Price$29.95
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedFeb 24, 2010
The Forrest/Francis Project Vol. 1
Cameron Francis; Dave Forrest
Full 52
(Based on 1 review)
Dave Forrest and Cameron Francis join forces once again to bring you twenty brand new killer close-up effects over two exciting volumes! And, each volume includes select effects performed LIVE in front of REAL PEOPLE in the REAL WORLD!
'The Forrest Francis Project" is quite literally filled to bursting point with all new, high impact material to turbo-charge your repertoire! Crammed with visual eye-poppers, head scratching mind numbers, revamped classics, insane gaffs and crazy, off the wall plots - 'The Forrest Francis Project' is guaranteed to deliver the goods!
VOLUME 1 CONTENTS
Hadron Collider
You attempt to find a selected card - the Six of Diamonds. You find instead the Eight of Diamonds - close but no cigar! Out comes your trusty 'Hadron Collider' card - which looks suspiciously like a blank card with two holes in it! Using this incredible technological marvel you visually 'suck' two pips from the Eight - filling the holes of the 'Hadron Collider' card - changing it to the selected Six! Very, very weird science!
FF Collectors
Three Kings magically trap two selections then they suddenly change into the mates of the third selection and also indicate its position in the deck!
The 3 Card Trick
Attempting to perform the famous '3 Card Trick' you are continuously thwarted by the persistence of a fourth card! Every time you discard one of the four Aces, it somehow makes its way back to the packet! Killer commercial close up with a 'kick in the teeth' finale!
Between
You make two predictions on business cards but, they both turn out to be wrong! The chosen card is then magically produced from between the two business cards!
Invisible Poker
Larry Jennings classic 'Invisible Palm Aces' gets an overhaul! This easy but stunning version wraps the effect up in a presentation that really makes sense and has the type of kicker ending that audiences just can't get enough of!
Offshoot
Two cards are selected - a Two and Five, say. The three mates of the Two suddenly appear between the four Jacks. Then suddenly the Jacks transform into the mates of the Five!
Coin thru Hand
You borrow a coin and attempt to push it through your hand but - something goes horribly wrong! On turning your hand over the coin is seen to be sticking half-way out of your palm! You grit your teeth, yank out the coin and hand it straight back!
5 Card Monte
A 'no palm' card to pocket built into an engaging 'street hustler' routine! Easy and entertaining - you'll definitely be using this one!
Limelight
The cards take on a life of their own! One pops out of the deck and directs you to the location of a selection while some others make a suggestion for your next trick! This routine is practically self working and makes use of a very cool but rarely seen gaff!
Impossible Sandwich
A spectator freely selects ANY card which is then lost back into the pack! The spectator then fairly cuts two red Kings into two separate halves of the deck and re-assembles the deck themselves With NO MOVES you spread the deck and the two red Kings have mysteriously come together in the deck with just one card in between them - the selection! You just won't believe it - you really won't.
Running Time Approximately: 1hr 44mins
Reviews
(Top ▲)
So here’s the story: I reviewed two DVDs by Cameron Francis, and didn’t really like either of his products. I reviewed two DVDs by David Forrest, and really liked both of his products. So here is a two DVD set featuring material from both men! I was curious. Would Forrest’s material suffer, or would he help raise the level of material from Francis? The result? Francis was still weak, and Forrest was still strong.
While you can see both men are having a good time, and that they value each others feedback, Francis should start learning more from Forrest. In the performances for live people, Forrest is casual, charming, and gets great reactions from his material. His ideas are fresh, his material is solid, and his card chops are world class.
However, Francis has rehashed ideas that aren’t as good as the originals, his chops aren’t as strong as they could be, and his live performances are barely mediocre. He drops cards, admits to lame jokes and weak magic moments, and his audience just sits staring through his set. In comparison to Forrest’s set, it seems even worse, because Forrest does such a great job.
Unfortunately, some of these negative traits rub off on Forrest throughout both DVDs. For example, he presents us with a coin trick where the moves are sloppy, and his hands are so cramped you’d think he was holding out several coins instead of just one. He only performs this for Francis, probably because they knew it would not fool any real person. There are also some complicated card effects that are unclear and cluttered. These moments aside, Forrest comes out on top and delivers a decent amount of smart, unique material.
As a result, I only found his material worth the asking price on these disks, so here are a few of my favorites from Forrest, since I have none from Francis.
Vol. 1
Hadron Collider: This has some funky visuals, and some interesting ideas. I’m not a fan of pretending to ‘miss’ finding a selected card, however this idea is interesting enough to use the premise as a starting point.
Limelight: This uses a simple gaff you can make yourself, and it blends a few ‘beginner’ effects into one professional grade effect.
Vol. 2
Void Voyage: An incredible visual moment that completely fooled me, combined with magic happening in the spectator’s hands. The woman in the live performance screams at the end of this routine.
The Colour of Money: This is a powerhouse routine based around using a deck of cards for a game of pool. It has several funny and powerful moments, that concludes with removing a signed card from your pocket with empty hands, then changing it into an eight ball at the end. It all makes sense from beginning to end, and if you work in a bar with pool tables, you can say hello to your new closer!
The final lesson these DVDs teach us is what to do, and what not to do. If you model yourself after Forrest, and look at Francis for what NOT to do, then you will get a real education about how to work with an audience. Everyone, including Francis, has something they can learn from Forrest on both these disks.
The material from Forrest is four star worthy, but Francis gets only one star, so the over all rating for this entire set will be three stars.
While you can see both men are having a good time, and that they value each others feedback, Francis should start learning more from Forrest. In the performances for live people, Forrest is casual, charming, and gets great reactions from his material. His ideas are fresh, his material is solid, and his card chops are world class.
However, Francis has rehashed ideas that aren’t as good as the originals, his chops aren’t as strong as they could be, and his live performances are barely mediocre. He drops cards, admits to lame jokes and weak magic moments, and his audience just sits staring through his set. In comparison to Forrest’s set, it seems even worse, because Forrest does such a great job.
Unfortunately, some of these negative traits rub off on Forrest throughout both DVDs. For example, he presents us with a coin trick where the moves are sloppy, and his hands are so cramped you’d think he was holding out several coins instead of just one. He only performs this for Francis, probably because they knew it would not fool any real person. There are also some complicated card effects that are unclear and cluttered. These moments aside, Forrest comes out on top and delivers a decent amount of smart, unique material.
As a result, I only found his material worth the asking price on these disks, so here are a few of my favorites from Forrest, since I have none from Francis.
Vol. 1
Hadron Collider: This has some funky visuals, and some interesting ideas. I’m not a fan of pretending to ‘miss’ finding a selected card, however this idea is interesting enough to use the premise as a starting point.
Limelight: This uses a simple gaff you can make yourself, and it blends a few ‘beginner’ effects into one professional grade effect.
Vol. 2
Void Voyage: An incredible visual moment that completely fooled me, combined with magic happening in the spectator’s hands. The woman in the live performance screams at the end of this routine.
The Colour of Money: This is a powerhouse routine based around using a deck of cards for a game of pool. It has several funny and powerful moments, that concludes with removing a signed card from your pocket with empty hands, then changing it into an eight ball at the end. It all makes sense from beginning to end, and if you work in a bar with pool tables, you can say hello to your new closer!
The final lesson these DVDs teach us is what to do, and what not to do. If you model yourself after Forrest, and look at Francis for what NOT to do, then you will get a real education about how to work with an audience. Everyone, including Francis, has something they can learn from Forrest on both these disks.
The material from Forrest is four star worthy, but Francis gets only one star, so the over all rating for this entire set will be three stars.